Our tour guide and driver will greet you at your hotel, pick you up and transfer you to Bac Son, a rural district of Lạng Sơn Province, about 160km to the Northeast of Hanoi. The route gets pass beautiful landscape and we will have several photo stops along the way.

Check-in a local house and enjoy lunch with the host family.

In the afternoon, we explore the beauty of this valley town, with its colorful patches of rice fields surrounded by high mountains. Take a stroll around Quynh Son Village of Tay people and talk to the locals. Climb up to the top of the mountain to get amazing photo of Quynh Son.

Dinner and overnight at homestay.

Meal: L, D

day2

Bac Son - Dong Trieu Homestay

Meals

B, L, D

After breakfast, we say good bye to the host family and make our way to Dong Trieu village, a typical village of Northern Vietnam, where we will spend the night at a local homestay. The trip takes approximately 3.5 hours.

Once arrived, greet the host family and enjoy lunch with the region’s specialties.

In the afternoon, experience the life of a Vietnamese farmer, go out to the field, planting rice, riding a buffalo, catching fish in the river, etc.

After dinner with the host family, sit down and have a cup of tea with the head of the house, a Vietnam War veteran.

Overnight at homestay in Dong Trieu.

Meal: B, L, D

day3

Dong Trieu - Halong Bay Overnight Cruise

Meals

B, L, D

After breakfast, visit a ceramic village, where you can witness with your own eyes the whole process of making pottery by hand from scratch. Followed by a short trip to the local market.

At about 10:30 am, we transfer to Halong Bay, which is only 1.5 hours away. We will go on an overnight cruise in this World Natural Heritage, and arguably the most loved destination in Vietnam, since 1994.

Once arrived in Halong, we get on the boat and enjoy our welcome drink.

The boat will take you across the bay. Enjoy the breath-taking view and participating in different activities like swimming, sunbathing, kayaking, etc. Or you can relax on the sun-deck with a wine glass.

Lunch and dinner are served on board with fresh seafood.

Overnight on board Halong Cruise.

Meal: B, L, D

day4

Halong Bay - Hanoi

Meals

B, L

Tai Chi practice on deck while the sun rises. Savor a delicious breakfast on board.

Today we will continue to cruise the bay and visit a cave which still have its glory intact, almost never brushed by man’s hand.

Brunch is served while we come back to land. The cruise ends at 11:00 AM.

In the afternoon, we transfer back to your hotel in Hanoi or to the hotel for your onward flight.

Bac Son is a relatively new destination and the tourism here has yet to catch up with the rest of the country. Still, the outstanding mountainous landscape and rich local culture more than make up for the inconveniences. Also in this tour is an overnight trip on Halong Bay, and a blast experience in the northern countryside.